Improvement in combined planter and cultivatoe



.ISAAC H. C HAPPELL, o F 'nnoATUn, 1LIi1;NoIs. Y"Letters Patent No. 71,134, dated November 1,9, 1867.

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

.Be it known that I, ISAAC H.- CHAPPEnL, of Decatur, in the county ot'lMaco nand -,State oi' Illinois, have invented a new and improve'dmethod Aof building a vCombined Planter and Cultivatorf; and I do declare that the the. letters of reference marked thereon, and being a. part of this specification.

vFigure 1 is aside elevation of my invention.

Figure 2 is a top view of the same. Y,

The same letters refer to similar parts in each"fgure.

Iflnake a suitable frame, I, supported on wheels J. To this. frame I attach right and left-hand cultivators KK, `by means of t'he links and hooks B B; which allowthem to be unshipped at pleasure.. The fronts of the -cultivator-beams L ure attachedto the frame I by the connecting-rods C, in fig. 1, at C C in' fig. 2, which allow the cultivatior to be governed bythe guide-handles M M, Iso as to operate over a wider or narrower space of; ground. These connecting-rods C pass through the steadyingfbars D. By unscrewing the nuts at@ C, iig. 2, and unhooking thelinks from the'hooks Bfthe cultivators can be entirely detachedfrom vthe freine I; N is the drivers seat, when the cultivator is in use. In front of the wheels I attach the planters() O'by th'e frame P. Theseplanters are of the ordinary description, and I ,make no claim upon anything but themenner of atta-cin ment. On top of the traine P, I place the slotted bai- G, throughwhich -the lever H passes. This lever is for the purpose of operatingtheslides of the planterto drop the grain'vhere required. U is usent for the operator, when the planter is being used he works the lever H, anddrops his lgrainwhere he requires. Q Q are cutters to open the earth in front of the teeth, which conduct the grain into-the furrow thus'opened. l:R R, shown in red lines in 5&2, areseparate wide adjustable tires, t-o be attached to the wheels .I J, tocover the grain when dropped 'in to the furrow.Y These tires can be easily rem0ved,'wh'en desired, and should be removed when the planters are not in use. F, shown in red lines in fig. 1, are levers, with fulcrums at S: When Iwish to use the cultivators withoutthe planters, I raise the levers F and. placethenion'top'ofthe crotohed'stakes E, which raise the entire plenters fronl the ground. 'l is a puoper tongue-.to which to 'attach the team to draw the machine.

lVVhaft I claim asmy invention, and desire,to secure by Letters Patent,.s-

I.' The wide tires R,lwhen attacherlrsubstantially as described, for the purpose specified.

2.- The links and hooks B B, with the connecting-rods C C and steadying-ber I), arranged substantially as described, for the purpose designed. I

3. Tho crotched stakes Ev and levers F, arranged substantially as set forth, for the purpose specified-` 4.' The slotted bar Gr and'lever H, for-the purpose designed.' 5. The combination of the cultivator and planter, when built substantially as hcreinbefore s et forth, and f or the purposesospeci'ed.

following is aftrue and accurate description-thereof, referencebeing had lto the accompanying drawings, and to ISAAC H. GHAPPELL, Witnesses:

WM. A. Kms,V H. G. HANNAMAN. 

